''Callisia'' is a genus of

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family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings. It is native to the

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/ref> The generic name is derived from the Greek word κάλλος (''kallos''), meaning "beauty." Some members of ''Callisia'' may cause allergic reactions in pets (especially cats and dogs), characterised by red, itchy skin. Notable culprits are ''C. fragrans'' (inch plant) and ''C. repens'' (turtle vine).

Species

''Callisia'' includes the following species: * ''

Callisia ciliata ''Callisia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina. The generic name is ...

'' Kunth – Panama, Colombia * ''

Callisia cordifolia ''Callisia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina. The generic name is ...

'' (

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) E.S.Anderson & Woodson – Florida Roseling – Central America, tropical Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Florida, Georgia * ''

Callisia filiformis ''Callisia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina. The generic name is ...

'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) D.R.Hunt – central + southern Mexico, Central America, Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, northeastern Brazil * '' Callisia fragrans'' (Lindl.) Woodson – Mexico; naturalized in Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, West Indies, Morocco, Taiwan, Norfolk Island in Australia * '' Callisia gentlei'' Matuda – southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras * '' Callisia graminea'' (

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) G.Tucker – Grassleaf roseling – southeastern United States from Florida to Virginia * ''

Callisia hintoniorum ''Callisia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina. The generic name is ...

'' B.L.Turner – Nuevo León * ''

Callisia insignis ''Callisia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina. The generic name is ...

'' C.B.Clarke – Mexico; naturalized in Venezuela * '' Callisia laui'' (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt – Guerrero, Oaxaca * '' Callisia micrantha'' ( Torr.) D.R.Hunt – Littleflower roseling – Texas, Tamaulipas * '' Callisia monandra'' (Sw.) J.A.Schultes & J.H.Schultes – Cojite morado – widespread from northern Mexico + West Indies to Argentina * '' Callisia multiflora'' (M.Martens & Galeotti) Standl. – central + southern Mexico, Central America * '' Callisia navicularis'' (Ortgies) D.R.Hunt – Nuevo León, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Puebla, San Luis Potosí * '' Callisia ornata'' (Small) G.Tucker – Florida scrub roseling – Georgia, Florida * '' Callisia repens'' (Jacq.) L. – Creeping inchplant – scattered locales in southern United States (Riverside County in California, Texas, Louisiana, Florida); widespread from Mexico + West Indies south to Argentina * '' Callisia rosea'' (Vent.) D.R.Hunt – Piedmont roseling – southeastern United States from Alabama to Maryland * '' Callisia soconuscensis'' Matuda – Guatemala, southern Mexico * ''

Callisia tehuantepecana ''Callisia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spiderwort family, Commelinaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as roselings. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from the southern United States to Argentina. The generic name is ...

'' Matuda – Oaxaca * '' Callisia warszewicziana'' (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) D.R.Hunt – Veracruz, Chiapas, Guatemala

Formerly placed here

* '' Neodonnellia grandiflora'' (Donn.Sm.) Rose (as ''C. grandiflora'' Donn.Sm.)

References

External links

Commelinales genera {{Commelinales-stub